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Would Single-Payer National Health Insurance Break the Bank?
We have to face some inconvenient facts about our health care system, six years after enactment of the Affordable Care Act.
Cuomo’s Flint
Legislative hearings have begun about the water crisis in Hoosick Falls, New York, and many people have been dropping the F word: Flint.
To Stop Climate Change, Don’t Just Cut Carbon; Redistribute Wealth
Climate disruption is inextricably linked to economic inequality. Serious climate solutions must be, too.
Did President Obama Threaten National Security in Negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership?
TPP proponents are arguing that that the deal's rejection by Congress would jeopardize longstanding ties between the US and Asia.
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Don’t Underestimate How Much Steve Bannon Can Damage Hillary Clinton
Bannon's work for Trump could drive Clinton's honesty score even lower.
Donald Trump in the Bayou
The Tea Party, a sinkhole in Louisiana and the contradictions of US political life.
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On the Caging of Bresha Meadows: What Does Justice Look Like?
Fourteen-year-old Bresha Meadows has been caged for killing her abusive father, but who is really accountable?
Colin Kaepernick Isn’t Unpatriotic, Levi’s Is
Colin Kaepernick refused to stand for the national anthem during a preseason game.
What Makes a Hate Group?
The violence in our streets is the war coming home.
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Disrupting the Myth of Franklin D. Roosevelt in the Age of Trump, Sanders and Clinton
The presidency of FDR reveals some policy positions that capture those of more recent candidates.